October 2019

Artificial intelligence is on everyone's lips in politics, business, art. The fields of application of AI are as diverse as their aspects. MS Science , the exhibition ship of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, shows how new technologies influence everyday life and what science and research contribute to the development of AI. The exhibition, conceived by the Berlin creative agency Archimedes Exhibitions, will tour almost 30 cities in Germany and Austria until 24 October.

From 18 May to 20 October the exhibition "FOOD: Bigger than the Plate" can be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum London. The project "infObjects" by our member Johanna Spath is part of the exhibition. The three-dimensional visualisation of information is intended to encourage people to engage with the consumption and handling of food.

Together with renowned partners from the railway industry and politics, the 6th RAILWAY FORUM Berlin will take place on 1 and 2 October under the competence partnership of the Deutsche Bahn AG. The IDZ is a cooperation partner of Europe's largest rail conference in 2019. We offer 30 percent discount on participant tickets for our network with the discount code "RFO19COOP3".

On the occasion of the Bauhaus anniversary the German Design Day starts the series "Bauhaus 4.0 - Future is made of design". In a total of ten panel discussions, ideas for the design of a future worth living will be collected. In each case three to four top creative people with very different fields of activity and experience will ask themselves questions such as: How can we use the utopian potential of the Bauhaus not only to react to social developments, but to actively shape them ourselves? How can we learn from the most sustainable design school in history?

Among others with Lisa Lang, founder of Electro Couture as well as fashion designer and international creative art director Susann Wrschka.
Sophia Schneider-Esleben, who has made a name for herself as a designer of sustainable fashion, has agreed to participate as a special guest.

November 2019

From 15 - 16 November the 16th annual conference of the DGTF will take place in Kassel under the motto "Lechts und Rinks". The question here is: What (new) challenges will design face if advanced design solutions contribute to the rise of right-wing populist ideologies? On this occasion, the Call for Practice "Lechts und Rinks: An examination of design, populism, new rights and commitment". A presentation format is planned in which each contribution will have five minutes á three slides available.

The 9th edition Berlin Vintage Show for Furniture & Product Design will take place from 15-17 November 2019 in the Loewesaal.

design.Börse_Berlin stands for exclusivity and diversity. It shows well-known masterpieces from Art Deco and Bauhaus to the Midcentury, rough Industrie & GDR Design of the last century to the latest contemporary designs and also stages the experimental and anonymous. In Berlin, the city of creativity and design, the presentation of selected young works is a must.
Not only design lovers, gallery owners or museum buyers will find inspiration to complete their collections. In addition to selected rarities, affordable pieces for a wide variety of purposes and interiors will also encourage buyers to buy.

On 15 November, the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ) will host the final workshop of the project "Berlin Poland | Fashion Business & Manufacture 2019-2020". The workshop serves to summarize and record the results developed during the project and to bring the project to a sustainable conclusion with the help of the invited partners FCG, NEMONA and Sourcebook.
when?
15th November 2019 | 10:00-4:00 pm
where?
METROPOLENHAUS AM JÜDISCHEN MUSEUM
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohnplatz 7-8
10969 Berlin

On the occasion of the Bauhaus anniversary the German Design Day starts the series "Bauhaus 4.0 - Future is made of design". In a total of ten panel discussions, ideas for the design of a future worth living will be collected. In each case three to four top creative people with very different fields of activity and experience will ask themselves questions such as: How can we use the utopian potential of the Bauhaus not only to react to social developments, but to actively shape them ourselves? How can we learn from the most sustainable design school in history?

The tenth panel discussion will take place in Queis/Leipzig/Halle. The topic:

Among others with Sabina Sieghart, specialist for the design of media in simple language, as well as Berlin corporate designer Florian Adler.
Special guests are type designer Veronika Burian, founder of the internationally active Type Foundry TypeTogether, and book designer Verena Gerlach.

Transforming People & Places - The new joint series of IDZ and Archimedes Exhibitions creates space for exchange and discussion between the designers and inhabitants of our city.

The first event in the series deals with urban mobility: from urban design and smart mobility to sharing, participation and climate change. We want to discuss which changes are coming up to us and which are also necessary. Can design influence people's attitudes? How can we make Berlin a better place to live? What innovative mobility concepts are there - and what is missing? And how do we redivide urban space if we focus on people and the environment?

December 2019

Augmented Reality enables interaction with virtual content in analog space. Computer-generated elements such as 3D models or animations are projected into the tangible world via a mobile device and activated there. The result is a hybrid design in which analog and virtual elements can be combined. This form of mixed reality also offers great potential for the presentation of virtual models and designs.

In cooperation with IDZ and with the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity.Image Space Material, the EU-funded AURORA School for ARtists is holding a one-day workshop on augmented reality for designers. The course will take place at Sophienstraße 22a in Berlin-Mitte and is free of charge apart from €20 for catering.